The highest-rated Acting Training companies out of 137 vetted & reviewed in the National City area.
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Prominent finalists A-Z in National City
Acting Professionally
Broadway Theatre
Cabrillo Playhouse
City Ballet of San Diego
Coronado Playhouse
Cygnet Theatre
Lamb’s Players Theatre
Legacy Pavilion Theater
Lowell Davies Festival Theatre
Mandell Weiss Theatre
Moxie Theatre
Oceanside Theatre Company
Off Broadway Live
On Stage Playhouse
Robert Wald Actors Studio
San Diego Civic Theatre
San Diego Danceworks
Scripps Ranch Theatre
Spreckels Theatre
Star Theatre
The Lyceum Theatres
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Lamb's Players Theatre
(27)
Million Dollar Quartet
Season Ticket
Christmas
“Theater very intimate, players did outstanding job.”
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Coronado Playhouse
(25)
Table
Snacks
Tickets
“Always cute productions and the staff is wonderful.”
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Los Angeles Acting Studio SD
(30)
Coaches
Career
Craft
“So let me start off by saying, I have studied from A LOT of teachers in my day - undergrad at Northwestern, Comedy in Chicago, all sorts of scene study, meisner, on-camera and audition technique in L.”
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Best of 2023
Qualification Criteria for best of Winners
Minimum Overall Score
98 (100)
Minimum Reputation Rank
99.3 Percentile
All of our award winners are based on identifiable facts - reviews, performance, and experience - collected by scientific means. We use this data to assess each business’s essential features, weighting them according to their importance to customers.
“With everything going on the past few months they pivoted to online Zoom instruction that was beyond impressive to keeps the kids engaged and moving- thank you!”
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Acting Professionally
(25)
Knowledge
Classes
Comfortable
“Having taken acting classes before, I went into the class with some expectations and was not disappointed: Terry is incredibly knowledgeable, accredited, experienced, and well-rounded of her knowledge in film and theater.”
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Off Broadway Live
(29)
Shows
Family
Singing
“One of the best positive shows I've been to in many many years I see a lot of concerts but a lot of times the bands will just sit around/dull/ on stage, But this show is so positive it's so uplifting there's so much talent, most of all they all Vibe ...”
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Cygnet Theatre
(27)
Shows
Rock of Ages
Parking
“Great theater in Old Town small intimate venue.”
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Cabrillo Playhouse
(30)
Patio
Parking
Prices
“Seats are a bit tight, a tad uncomfortable, only cuz hubs has had several back surgeries, and we 'ain't young, anymore - next time we'll bring our Costco Memory foam chair pad.”
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Lowell Davies Festival Theatre
(21)
“Beautiful arrangement, perfect venue, easily accessible restroom, wonderful productions, parking about 5 to 10 minutes away, not much food options after 5pm but their little cafe serves a few items!”
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On Stage Playhouse
(27)
Actors
Space
Tickets
“All the folks working the venue were very pleasant and the theater is right in the heart of the revitalizing downtown CV area (we ate at The Farmer's Table (great!”
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The Lyceum Theatres
(27)
Intimate
Musical
Construction
“Lots of construction outside however (as of July 2022) so it may be difficult to find the entrance especially if you are early and they are not standing by the temp gate as they were for the event I attended.”
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Oceanside Theatre Company
(21)
Entertainment
“Older theatre but the seats are comfortable enough, the ability to see the performance from our seats was adequate, bathroom was clean and well maintained and the performance was excellent.”
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San Diego Civic Theatre
(24)
Hamilton
Book of Mormon
Homeless
“Besides if you call the lost and found number they never answer I dropped my driver license in there but I have no way of knowing so I may have to go in person other than that performance was amazing”
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Robert Wald Actors Studio
(2)
“I don't have much experience about acting, like baby actor , out of common sense Robert is genius and deep in spirit plus as teacher he project on you great work ethic and discipline.”
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Moxie Theatre
(21)
Parking
Production
Shows
“A little sad the theatre seats were too small and uncomfortable for my plus sized self, I couldn't sit properly and was on the edge of the seat and l had to wait until the intermission to ask for a regular chair to sit in..”
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Broadway Theatre
(29)
Intimate
Door
Shows
“In the last decade, the Broadway Theater has won awards that rank it squarely among the area's top theaters, and previous visitors have noted that the ticket prices were noticeably lower than many of its competitors.”
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Star Theatre
(19)
Clean
Church
Price
“Anything Goes was so much fun!”
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Scripps Ranch Theatre
(28)
Intimate
Shows
Parking
“Small theater with always enjoyable plays.”
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Mandell Weiss Theatre
(27)
“Not a bad seat in the place, welcoming and flexible staff who want to make sure you have a great experience, great instructions emailed to you to make sure you have a great evening, and entertaining materials selected, many of which are Broadway boun...”
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City Ballet of San Diego
(8)
Orchestra
Choreography
“They also have a great special effects curtain that gives the viewers a sneak peek at what is happening inside Clara's home as the visitors are en route to the party.”
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Legacy Pavilion Theater
(7)
“I was in aw of the whole beautiful place”
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Spreckels Theatre
(7)
Parking
Walk
The Nutcracker
“This historic theatre, opened in 1912, was lovingly restored and provides a comfortable venue for theatrical and musical productions, including the ballet.”
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